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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 11, 2020

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.81/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 624 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.68/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 669 lb · 80 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.12/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 419 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,185 1,581 1,073
Feeder cattle 1,185 1,581 1,073

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Today's run comprised of pre-conditioned feeders with 2-3 rounds of shots weaned 30-120 days. Feeder steers across all weights traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers across all weights traded mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, January 8, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–329 329 12 197.50–210.00 $207.92 $684 —
388 388 14 186.00 $186.00 $722 -10.00
484 484 13 169.50 $169.50 $820 -2.04
501 501 6 165.50 $165.50 $829 -4.37
576–578 577 52 157.00–161.00 $159.62 $921 -2.81
601 601 22 153.00 $153.00 $920 +1.46
651 unweaned 651 9 129.00 $129.00 $840 —
655–679 671 71 141.00–148.00 $143.29 $961 -2.90
713 713 15 138.00 $138.00 $984 -6.84
751 751 14 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 +0.65
800–803 801 31 134.00–136.50 $135.53 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 5 183.00 $183.00 $525 —
359 359 11 175.00 $175.00 $628 —
460–484 480 41 161.00–167.50 $164.86 $791 +4.53
504–544 536 41 149.00–152.00 $150.25 $805 +0.10
549 unweaned 549 4 142.00 $142.00 $780 —
555–590 583 34 140.00–148.00 $145.96 $851 +0.72
626–649 640 15 142.00–144.00 $143.00 $915 +2.00
667–690 680 28 131.00–140.00 $137.95 $938 —
874 874 5 128.50 $128.50 $1,123 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–433 432 38 159.00–162.00 $160.19 $692 —
452–486 474 18 151.00–159.00 $156.92 $744 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516–535 523 11 144.00–147.00 $145.12 $759 —
570 570 4 139.00 $139.00 $792 —
726 726 4 130.00 $130.00 $944 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 170.00 $170.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 166.00 $166.00 $528 —
353 353 12 166.00 $166.00 $586 +5.69
451–498 464 53 144.00–152.00 $145.89 $677 -5.60
536–546 540 41 145.00–145.50 $145.28 $785 -5.42
557 unweaned 557 10 130.00 $130.00 $724 —
616–629 624 90 131.00–135.00 $131.81 $822 -1.83
738 738 12 126.50 $126.50 $934 -6.83
943 943 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,047 —
973 973 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–340 320 9 160.00–162.00 $160.94 $515 —
405–447 419 70 145.00–149.00 $147.12 $616 +1.15
466 466 6 140.00 $140.00 $652 +0.84
520–548 533 44 136.00–140.00 $137.93 $735 -2.07
589–598 594 26 129.00–133.00 $131.17 $779 —
609–640 617 27 125.00–130.00 $128.22 $791 +2.22
661–687 676 24 123.50–126.00 $124.52 $842 -5.48
734 734 12 122.50 $122.50 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 149.00 $149.00 $517 —
528 528 5 129.00 $129.00 $681 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 12 126.00 $126.00 $646 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 4 136.00 $136.00 $646 —
575 575 2 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 4 119.00 $119.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 371 9 165.00–171.00 $168.90 $627 —
499 499 8 145.00 $145.00 $724 —
682 682 3 119.00 $119.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 9 175.00 $175.00 $686 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.